Continuing Medical Education-accredited reflectance confocal microscopy course in the USA and its impact on learning and clinical integration: report from a single centre

Abstract

Reflectance confocal microscope (RCM) images skin lesions non-invasively at quasi-histological resolution. RCM has improved the diagnosis of skin neoplasms and recently acquired billing codes in the U.S.1 However, reading RCM images requires training, imposing a major barrier to its widespread adoption.2 To date, RCM learning has been not standardized and is primarily based on ‘mentorship’ and ‘on-site’ learning. There is a paucity of CME-accredited RCM courses across the globe and the U.S, as well of lack of reports on CMEs clinical impact. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of a short-duration RCM course on learning and clinical integration.